ranger@ecsvax.UUCP (Rick N. Fincher) (05/14/87)
Several people have asked what could be done with a 65802 once it was installed in an older Apple //. One possibility is the Tiny C compiler sold by the Byteworks that works with their ORCA/M assembler. I under- stand that the source code for the compiler is available. I don't know if the Byteworks has written a version of the compiler for the 65802 but you could go back and rewrite it yourself to make use of the strengths of that processor, if they haven't. This would be a big job, but once done you could program to your heart's content with your 65802-code producing compiler. Another possibility is the P-System from Pecan software. They have a 65816 native code generator that could probably be used on older Apples, since the P-System is limited to 64 or 128 K anyway. The Small C compiler from the Byte Works is listed in the APDA catalog for $31.95 with source code included. It requires ORCA/M. The Power System from Pecan is listed for 99.95 with your choice of a Pascal, Modula-2, Basic or Fortran compiler. The 65816 native code generator is a utility that converts P-code, no price was listed. Rick Fincher ranger@ecsvax